Kim Hyun-joong to Asian Games

Korean singer and actor Kim Hyun-joong will sing the theme song for the Asian Games in Guangzhou set to open in the Southern Chinese City next week, this news cane from his agency.

The acknowledged leader of the boy band SS501 will go onstage at the opening ceremony on Nov. 12 with four other singers from China and other Chinese-speaking countries to sing the Games' official song, "Sunshine Again," KeyEast said.

The opening extravaganza is expected to draw about 100,000 audience members and will be broadcast across Asia.

"Kim Hyun-joong received a proposal from the Asian Games organizing committee to sing the title song at the opening ceremony and he accepted," the agency said in a press release. "Kim will sing the song in Chinese," it added.

The 24-year-old star gained wide popularity throughout Asia for his role in the 2009 Korean hit television drama series, "Boys Over Flowers."

article from the Yonhap News